Four persons drowned in separate incidents during Durga idol immersions in the Capital on Saturday, even as two were rescued, the police said. Search is on for one youth who is still missing, they added.
First incident
In the first incident, two families from Punjabi Bagh were visiting Palla village in Rohini’s Alipur for idol immersion when six youth jumped into the Yamuna.
They were soon heard shouting for help, after which the police and locals were informed. Before the police and rescue teams reached the spot, locals jumped in the river and managed to rescue two of the six youth.
A Fire Department official said three bodies were recovered from the Yamuna and search is on for the fourth person.
“The incident happened around 4.30 p.m. The bodies of three boys, all aged between 12 and 16 years, have been recovered from the river. The fourth boy is yet to be found,” said the officer.
Teenager drowns
In the second incident, a 13-year-old drowned in the Yamuna in north-east Delhi’s Sonia Vihar around 11 a.m.
“The teenager had gone for idol immersion with other residents of the colony. He allegedly slipped and fell into the water,” added another Fire Department official, adding that a search operation was launched and his body was recovered.
